Last Painting of the Year?

Probably the last one of 2011. Looking forward to the New Year!

Heart, New Oil Painting.

I just finished this up.

"Heart" 24"x30" oil on canvas.

Process of Creating "Underwater"

The first step was to tint the entire canvas with a layer of raw umber so that the layers that followed would have a neutral undertone without having to mute them individually. Then On top of the solid color I did a sketch in pencil, inked it with india ink then added highlights with white.

Next I started to add the middle tone background blue

Then more of the foreground color

Then I filled in the hair and added more glazes of blue in the background and deepened the shadows on the face .  

Here is the completed painting:

"Underwater" 18x24 oil on canvas Dec 2011

New Painting Tea Party

I just finished this up !
Tea Party
24x30 oil on canvas

Available in my Etsy.com shop http://www.etsy.com/listing/89018646/tea-party-one-of-a-kind-original-oil

New Painting

Right now I'm working on a new painting here are some photos of it so far
Stage 1

Almost stage 1 actually haha. THis is after adding a little color to the black and white underpainting. It's cropped off so the surprise isn't ruined.

Stage 2. Adding more color to the face and highlights to the armor.

Now it will need to dry a bit. 

More Progress

I took a break from the sculpture because the wet clay wasn't drying enough to use. I set up my space heater and that is helping to make the clay more workable. I should have more pics soon it's coming along nicely.